# Gachha Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gachha

Gachha is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,489 people in 1,391 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 6,489people (2011)
- 1,391households
- 73.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gachha

Of every 100 households in Gachha in 2011, 28 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gachha · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**25%

Tap water ****31%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**29%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gachha?

■ Gachha · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**953

Working population ****37.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 648 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (28%) · **■** Household industry 72 (3%) · **■** Other work 625 (26%) · **■** Marginal 407 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Basirhat - I

- Panitar13,947 people
- Sangrampur7,233 people
- Akharpur6,204 people
- Kodalia5,896 people
- Gotra5,894 people
- Pipha5,760 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gachha?6,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gachha?73.5% (Census 2011)